When I print this in my main method
System.out.println(System.currentTimeMillis());
I get a really massive number.
I dont know what it means?
Can you please explain?
>Solution :
The value returned by System.currentTimeMillis() represents the number of milliseconds since January 1st 1970, 0:00 UTC.
Returns the current time in milliseconds. Note that while the unit of time of the return value is a millisecond, the granularity of the value depends on the underlying operating system and may be larger. For example, many operating systems measure time in units of tens of milliseconds.
See the description of the class Date for a discussion of slight discrepancies that may arise between "computer time" and coordinated universal time (UTC).
Returns:
the difference, measured in milliseconds, between the current time and midnight, January 1, 1970 UTC.
Source: System javadocs